Cholesterol Talk!

For a long time I was laboring under the misconception that cholesterol was something that came from what we ate. No, don’t laugh at my ignorance, the sum total of my knowledge on cholesterol came from the way my mom nagged my dad – no eggs for breakfast, your cholesterol levels are going to shoot [...]

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There is a growing trend of people suffering from heart related diseases.  People aged 65 and older are more prone as to the other aged groups. Unfortunately, statistics have shown that this age group are twice as likely as to be hospitalized as compared to 27 years ago.
Dr. Longjian Liu of Drexel University in Philadelphia [...]

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Question: I have had a high cholesterol level for several years. As a 67-year-old female, I try to eat responsibly and really feel my condition is hereditary since my two sisters have the same problem. Whatever the cause, my doctor put me on Vytorin to help lower my levels. Is he on the right track, [...]

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Research has shown that while the rate of sudden death after a heart attack has declined since the 1980s, the risk during the first 30 days after an attack is still four times higher than in the general population. The findings suggest that this is mostly related to the presence [...]

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We all know that high cholesterol is bad, that it can lead to heart disease, which can shorten your life. Researchers have identified six risk factors that can cause high cholesterol.
Weight: Excess weight can increase your cholesterol level. Foods high in saturated fat found in most fast foods, packaged food items, and prepared foods are [...]

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